Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey U.S. interest in an eligible reclamation project or facility to an agency of a state political subdivision, a joint action or powers agency, a water users association, or an Indian tribe or tribal utility authority that holds a water service contract for such property and that has the capacity to continue to manage the property for the same purposes for which it has been managed under reclamation law, if: (1) Interior notifies Congress in writing of the proposed conveyance at least 90 days in advance, and (2) Congress does not pass a joint resolution disapproving the conveyance. A facility that generates hydropower marketed by a power marketing administration shall not be eligible for such conveyance.
An entity that operates and maintains an eligible facility at the time Interior attempts to facilitate its conveyance shall have the right of first refusal to receive the conveyance.
(Sec. 4) Criteria for determining whether facilities are eligible for title transfer shall include: (1) the transfer will not have an unmitigated significant effect on the environment, (2) the qualifying entity intends to use the property for substantially the same purposes the property is being used for at the time Interior evaluates the potential transfer, and (3) the qualifying entity agrees to provide the United States the equivalent of the present value of any repayment obligation or other income stream the United States derives from the assets to be transferred.
(Sec. 5) No conveyance under this bill may adversely impact power rates or repayment obligations.
(Sec. 9) Interior shall submit, as part of its annual budget submission to Congress: (1) a description of the actions taken to implement this bill, and (2) a list of conveyances made or initiated by Interior or a qualifying entity under this bill.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 325 | On Passage | Passed233–184 | Jul 12, 2018 |
| House 324 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed187–230 | Jul 12, 2018 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 27, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 27, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 18, 2017Markup Jul 26, 2017Reported Sep 27, 2017 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2018 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 12, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 985. (consideration: CR H6154-6160)
- Jul 12, 2018Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 and H.R. 3281. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 under a structured rule and H.R.3281 under a closed rule. Each measure is allowed one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Jul 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3281.
- Jul 12, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jul 12, 2018Mr. Huffman moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H6160)
- Jul 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section at the end of the bill entitled "Prohibition Against Conflict of Interest".
- Jul 12, 2018The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- Jul 12, 2018POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huffman motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit, and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to recommit until later in the legislative day.
- Jul 12, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6161-6162)
- Jul 12, 2018On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 230 (Roll no. 324).
- Jul 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 233 - 184 (Roll no. 325). (text: CR H6155-6156)
- Jul 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 11, 2018Rule H. Res. 985 passed House.
- Jul 10, 2018Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 985 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 and H.R. 3281. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 50 under a structured rule and H.R.3281 under a closed rule. Each measure is allowed one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Sep 27, 2017Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-334.
- Sep 27, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 26, 2017Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 12.
- Jul 18, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6269 | Jim Costa D-CA | Jul 17, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6154–H6162Text printed H6155Motions H6160Recorded votes H6161Huffman motion to recommit (prohibit transfer if qualifying entity has recently employed senior Dept. of the Interior officials as lobbyists) | Dan Newhouse R-WA, Doug Lamborn R-CO, Jared Huffman D-CA (motion), Jim Costa D-CA, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | Jul 12, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6053–H6057Text printed H6053Amendments H6057Recorded votes H6064, H6065consideration (H. Res. 985), previous question | Doug Collins R-GA, J. Luis Correa D-CA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Norma J. Torres D-CA (amendment), Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Jul 11, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 31, 2017H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 26, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 121, July 18, 2017, page H5978.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10924 | Title Transfer for Bureau of Reclamation Facilities | Resource | Feb 6, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jul 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Sep 27, 2017Reported in House
- Jul 18, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
